Places ericmichaelbraun Wants to Go

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.